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Patent JP-2012032011-A (JP)
Title: Refrigerator
Inventor: OIKAWA TAKUMI
IPC: F25D21/14
Filed: 2010-07-28
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator having an improved water supplying section for supplying water in a water storing section to a mist discharging section.SOLUTION: The refrigerator has a cooler for cooling the storage compartment arranged in the refrigerator body, a water storing section arranged below the cooler and receiving defrosting water dripping down from the cooler, a mist generating unit comprising a mist discharging section for discharging mist, the water supplying section supplying the water in the water storing section to the mist discharging section, and a power supply unit applying voltage to the mist discharging section. The water supplying section sucks up the water in the water storing section by the capillary phenomenon and supplies the same to the mist discharging section.
Patent JP-2012032569-A (JP)
Title: Focus adjustment device and imaging device
Inventor: TOMITA HIROYUKI
IPC: G03B13/36
Filed: 2010-07-30
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a focus adjustment device capable of shortening time required for focus detection by streamlining the focus detection of an optical system.SOLUTION: A focus adjustment device comprises: drive means 231 to vary a focus state by driving a focus adjustment optical system 213; focus detection means 170 to perform focus detection of an optical system by detecting an evaluation value concerning a contrast of an image; acquisition means 170 to acquire a maximum driving speed which is the maximum speed among drivable speeds of the focus adjustment optical system; and control means 170 to make the drive means perform a first drive operation to drive the focus adjustment optical system at a prescribed range and speed or a second drive operation different from the first drive operation. The control means, when a peak of the evaluation value is not detected within the prescribed range as a result of performing the first drive operation, compares the maximum driving speed with a first driving speed which is the driving speed of the focus adjustment optical system in the first drive operation and determines whether the second drive operation following the first drive operation is necessary based on the comparison.
Patent JP-2011068862-A (JP)
Title: Water dispersion of aromatic polysulfone resin particle
Inventor: OBINATA YUSAKU
IPC: C08L81/06
Filed: 2010-07-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water dispersion in which aromatic polysulfone resin particles are dispersed in water and are hardly sedimented and which is suitable as a water-based paint.  <P>SOLUTION: The water dispersion is prepared by dispersing, in water, the aromatic polysulfone resin particles satisfying the following requirements (a) and (b): (a) an aromatic polysulfone resin for composing the aromatic polysulfone resin particles has hydroxyl groups and/or salts thereof in an amount of 1.6 or more groups relative to 100 repeating units for composing the aromatic polysulfone resin; and (b) the aromatic polysulfone resin particles have a volume average particle diameter of 50 μm or less.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2012039280-A (JP)
Title: Explanatory broadcasting text creation support device and explanatory broadcasting text creation support program
Inventor: KATO NAOTO
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 2010-08-05
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To create an explanatory broadcasting text efficiently by using a program script with a time code as well as program videos and program voices.SOLUTION: An explanatory broadcasting text candidate creation device 4, in accordance with an explanatory broadcasting text candidate creation rule, creates explanatory broadcasting text candidates from broadcasting directions written in a program script with a time code. An explanatory broadcasting text candidate presentation device 6 not merely presents program videos and outputs program voices but also presents the program script with a time code. When an explanation insertion direction is input in accordance with a user's operations, the explanatory broadcasting text candidate presentation device 6, based on the time when the direction has been input, extracts explanatory broadcasting text candidates available within a preset time range from an explanatory broadcasting text candidate storage device 5 and displays them on a screen for the user. The explanatory broadcasting text candidate presentation device 6 inputs an explanatory broadcasting text that is revised in accordance with the user's operations and creates an explanatory broadcasting text with a time code.
Patent JP-2012036957-A (JP)
Title: Toothed belt
Inventor: MIYAMOTO ATSUSHI
IPC: F16G3/00
Filed: 2010-08-06
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toothed belt, wherein stress concentration in the vicinity of a joint part of the toothed belt is dispersed to increase the life of the toothed belt by integrally arranging a buffer portion made of a thermoplastic resin which has no core wire, and it is not necessary to consider the curvature (pitch circle diameter) of a pulley, a backside idler, or the like.SOLUTION: In the toothed belt made of the thermoplastic resin, the core wire extending in a longitudinal direction in a belt body is embedded, and both ends of the belt face to each other to fuse and joint them. The buffer portion made of the thermoplastic resin which has no core wire is integrally arranged between the ends.
Patent JP-2012038114-A (JP)
Title: Photo sticker creation apparatus, method and program
Inventor: KONISHI MOEKO
IPC: G07F17/26
Filed: 2010-08-06
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photo sticker creation device capable of attracting more customers.SOLUTION: An external monitor 16 provided on an outer side surface of a photo sticker creation apparatus displays information such as a feature of the photo sticker creation apparatus to attract a user. When the user is attracted and operates a provided touch button, an information display part 254-1 displays an advertisement and an information display part 254-2 displays a mini game. The user can enjoy watching the advertisement and the mini game. When the user wins the mini game, the user can receive a discount of a fee and select a special frame. Since the user can spend waiting time without being bored, more customers can be attracted. The present invention can be applied to the photo sticker creation apparatus, for example.
Patent JP-2011082960-A (JP)
Title: Pseudo bass generator and generation method
Inventor: YOKOYAMA YASUTOMO
IPC: H04R3/04
Filed: 2010-08-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pseudo bass generator which suppresses deterioration of sound quality.  <P>SOLUTION: An absolute value circuit 16 outputs an absolute value of a signal S<SB>IN</SB>' corresponding to an input signal S<SB>IN</SB>. A clip circuit 18 clips the signal S<SB>IN</SB>' corresponding to the input signal with positive and negative limit values. A first multiplier 32 multiplies the signal S<SB>IN</SB>' corresponding to the input signal by a predetermined coefficient. A first adder 34 subtracts an output signal S3 of the first multiplier 32 from an output signal S2 of the clip circuit 18. A second adder 26 adds a signal S4' corresponding to an output signal S4 of the first adder 34 and a signal S1' corresponding to an output signal S1 of the absolute value 16. A third adder 30 adds the input signal S<SB>IN</SB>and a signal S5' corresponding to an output signal S5 of the second adder 26.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2012040700-A (JP)
Title: Decorative article with fingerprint-proof mat surface
Inventor: MAEDA TETSUHIRO
IPC: B32B33/00
Filed: 2010-08-13
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a decorative article with a mat surface on which a fingerprint is hardly stuck even when a person touches and a printed fingerprint is easily removed.SOLUTION: There is provided the decorative article with the mat surface on which recesses and projections having irregular depth or height exist. On the assumption that an arithmetic mean roughness Ra value of the mat surface measured at 10 mm as a reference length is 1, the recesses and projections having irregular depth or height satisfy the condition of 7-100 existence of the projections having height exceeding 2 from a mean line.
Patent JP-2011211149-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
Inventor: SAKUMA MASAO
IPC: H01L23/12
Filed: 2010-08-13
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To supply a reliable circuit board at low costs.SOLUTION: A substrate 1 is covered with a metal mask 100 so that a partial surface of the substrate 1 including a chip-lead-out electrode 2 is exposed, for example, via an opening 101. After a metal conductor is formed by an ion plating method for giving a deposition energy of 0.01 to 250 eV to an ionized deposition metal, the metal mask 100 is separated, thus forming a wiring layer 21 that is formed on a partial surface of the substrate 1 and comprises the metal conductor. As a result, the wiring layer 21 can be directly formed on the substrate without using a photolithographic method, thus providing a highly productive and low-cost circuit board. Further, the circuit board and the other chips are stacked and are connected to a lead not supported by an insulating substrate using a bonding wire.
Patent JP-2012041841-A (JP)
Title: Exhaust control device of hybrid vehicle
Inventor: OTA YASUSHI
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2010-08-17
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the lowering of driving force during motoring control, and also prevent the deterioration of exhaust performance when restarting an internal combustion engine from the motoring control.SOLUTION: The exhaust control device of a hybrid vehicle, which has the internal combustion engine 1 and an electric motor 12 as a driving force source, and which switches the driving and stopping of the internal combustion engine 1 and the electric motor 12 according to operation conditions. The device includes the catalyzer converter 7 carrying the catalyzer 20 for controlling the exhaustion of the internal combustion engine 1, the flowing channel switcher 18 for switching the flow of the exhaustion inside of the catalyzer convertor 7, the flowing channel switcher 18 switches the flowing channel such that only part of the catalyzer 20 carried by the catalyzer converter 7 becomes the flowing channel of the air having passed through the internal combustion engine 1 when running by the output of the electric motor 12 while stopping the internal combustion engine 1 with the internal combustion engine 1 and the electric motor 12 connected.
Patent JP-2012043625-A (JP)
Title: Illumination system
Inventor: NAKAJIMA TATESHI
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2010-08-18
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a lighting apparatus operate in an energy saving way without making a user feel burdened or unpleasant.SOLUTION: An illumination system comprises: a lighting apparatus; a brightness sensor for detecting brightness in a room; a user interface for performing the change operation of the brightness level of the lighting apparatus; storage means which stores the lowest value of brightness suitable for a room environment, and an initial value as brightness when the lighting apparatus is turned on; and control means which controls in such a way that the control means makes the lighting apparatus light up at the brightness of the initial value when it is turned on, and also determines whether or not the brightness detected by the brightness sensor corresponds to the lowest value of brightness, and if it has been determined it does not correspond, lowers output of the lighting apparatus at a change rate of 2% or less and at an interval of 0.2 or more second by using the change rate and the change interval when the brightness is changed until the brightness detected by the brightness sensor corresponds to the lowest value of brightness.
Patent JP-2012044437-A (JP)
Title: Signal transmission device, electronic device, and signal transmission method
Inventor: MIHOTA NORIHITO
IPC: H04J99/00
Filed: 2010-08-19
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set a parameter for radio communication while preventing a circuit scale and consumption power from increasing when radio communication is performed in an electronic device or between electronic devices.SOLUTION: A signal transmission device comprises: a signal generation unit 107 and a first set value processing unit 7100 at a front stage of a transmission path coupling unit 108 in a transmission side; and a signal generation unit 207 and a second set value processing unit 7200 at a subsequent stage of a transmission path coupling unit 208 in a reception side. The signal generation unit 107 and the signal generation unit 207 perform prescribed signal processing based on set values. The first set value processing unit 7100 inputs a predetermined set value for the signal generation unit 107 to the signal generation unit 107, and the second set value processing unit 7200 inputs a predetermined set value for the signal generation unit 207 to the signal generation unit 207. Because the set values are not dynamically changed depending on situations such as a change in environment, reduction in a parameter calculation circuit and power consumption is achieved, and if the device is used in a state where there is no environmental change, the parameter calculation circuit is not wasted.
Patent JP-2012034671-A (JP)
Title: Method of separating nematode in soil
Inventor: JEROME GASPARD
IPC: B03B5/30
Filed: 2010-08-04
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means for allowing a person having no technique and knowledge about nematode to simply and quickly separate the nematode from soil.SOLUTION: A specific gravity liquid is put into a soft tube and stopped by a pinch cock. A soil dispersed liquid is put into the upper part of the specific gravity liquid, and the pinch cock is removed to precipitate the soil. The tube is made to be still standing sideways, and the soft tube is taken up to discharge and obtain the separated nematode solution, and the precipitated soil is caused to remain in the tube.
Patent JP-2011015423-A (JP)
Title: Array of ultrasonic transducers
Inventor: KLEE MAREIKE KATHARINE
IPC: H04R17/00
Filed: 2010-08-23
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved ultrasonic transducer including a piezoelectric layer, having a high piezoelectric coupling coefficient k.SOLUTION: An array of ultrasonic transducers each includes a substrate (1); a film (2); a first electrode (4); a piezoelectric layer (5); and a second electrode (6), wherein the substrate (1) includes at least one opening (3) which adjoins the film (2) at one side, while the piezoelectric layer (5) has a high piezoelectric coupling coefficient k and is textured. The present invention, further, relates to an ultrasonic transducer and to a method of manufacturing an array of the ultrasonic transducers.
Patent JP-2012042413-A (JP)
Title: Differential measuring probe
Inventor: SATO ISAMU
IPC: G01R1/073
Filed: 2010-08-23
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a differential measuring probe in which, by providing a mechanism for changing a pin pitch through a lever, the pin pitch can be easily changed without touching an angle pin with a hand and when the angle pin is pressed to an object to be measured, the angle pin is suppressed from being unexpectedly rotated with a reaction of pressing.SOLUTION: A differential measuring probe which inputs a signal to be measured from distal ends of a pair of angle pins includes a socket, a socket accommodation part and a lever. The socket is formed approximately columnar, has a groove formed on an outer circumferential surface of the socket itself obliquely to its axis, and has the angle pin inserted into one end of the socket itself. In the socket accommodation part, a pair of sockets is arranged in a mirror image relationship, and each of the sockets is accommodated so as to be rotated around its axis. The lever has a projection to be inserted into the groove of each of the pair of sockets and slides in parallel with the axis of the socket.
Patent JP-2011068872-A (JP)
Title: Phosphoric acid-doped electrolyte membrane, method for producing the same, and fuel cell including the same
Inventor: KAWAKAMI HIROYOSHI
IPC: C08L79/04
Filed: 2010-08-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solid polymer electrolyte membrane which has the protonic conductivity higher than those of the conventional sulfonated polyimide electrolyte membrane and phosphoric acid-doped polyimide electrolyte membrane in a wide temperature range from low temperature to high temperature and which is excellent in membrane stability and gas barrier property.  <P>SOLUTION: The solid polymer electrolyte membrane is produced by doping phosphoric acid to an electrolyte membrane which is obtained by blending sulfonated polyimide with polyimidazole.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2012047073-A (JP)
Title: Control valve mounting structure of variable valve timing mechanism
Inventor: KASAJIMA YUYA
IPC: F01L1/34
Filed: 2010-08-25
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid an increase in size of a chain cover in an engine provided with a plurality of control valves to satisfactorily secure sealing performance of the control valve with the engine body.SOLUTION: Near intake side of both right and left sides of a cover 26 provided to extend across a cylinder block 2, a cylinder block 3, and a lower block 4 and to cover a timing chain, a two-way direction valve 24 for hydraulic control of a variable valve timing mechanism is mounted, and a three-way direction valve 25 for hydraulic control is mounted at a portion adjacent to a two-way direction valve of the cylinder block 3. The two-way direction valve is disposed near an edge of the cover, and the cover is fixed with bolts to an engine body at a plurality positions of the edge, thereby the two-way direction valve is provided at a portion with high rigidity of the cover. As a result, increase of amplitude of film surface vibration of the cover can be inhibited, and good sealing performance of a piping connection portion of the two-way direction valve with the engine body can be easily secured.
Patent JP-2011022157-A (JP)
Title: Position detection apparatus, position detection method and position detection program
Inventor: NAGAI TAKAAKI
IPC: G06T7/60
Filed: 2010-08-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a position detection apparatus for easily detecting a self-position during autonomous movement by a humanoid robot that moves by the use of legs or an automobile.  <P>SOLUTION: This position detection apparatus detects the self-position of a moving object. The position detection apparatus includes an image acquiring means for acquiring an image of the forward field of view of the moving object, a distance image acquiring means that has the same field of view as the image acquiring means and acquires a distance image simultaneously to acquisition of the image by the image acquiring means, a characteristic point extracting means that extracts respective characteristic points from the acquired images, and a reference characteristic point selecting means that compares previously stored object information with the extracted characteristic point, considers a high-correlation characteristic point as an existing characteristic point, and sets it as a reference characteristic point for calculating a self-position.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2012051611-A (JP)
Title: Synthetic resin-made cup container
Inventor: ISHIKAWA HIROAKI
IPC: B65D1/42
Filed: 2010-08-31
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain weight reduction of a container without decreasing impact resistance of the container by avoiding the decrease in impact resistance by thinning of the wall structure part of the cup container.SOLUTION: In the cup container made of a synthetic resin having a flange 4 peripherally provided in an outer flange-like shape on the opening end of the upper part by injection molding, the cup container is divided into a load-resistant bottom side part 7 of the lower site and a weight reduction cylindrical wall part 8 of the upper site, and the wall thickness of the wall structure part of a cylindrical wall 1 constituting the weight reduction cylindrical wall part 8 is made thinner than the wall thickness of the wall structure part of the load-resistant bottom side part 7, and the wall thickness is gradually decreased as going to the upper site to obtain safely and surely the weight reduction.
Patent JP-2012054745-A (JP)
Title: Automatic channel selection of wireless lan access point
Inventor: MATSUURA TATSU
IPC: H04W72/08
Filed: 2010-09-01
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless LAN device capable of easily determining a channel optimal for operation even in a complex wireless LAN network environment.SOLUTION: The wireless LAN device includes: reception electric field intensity measurement means for measuring the radio wave reception electric field intensity of a specific channel and a prescribed number of upper and lower channels centering the specific channel; by using a prescribed calculation method according to the degree of deviation from the specific channel, specific channel total score calculation means for calculating a total score representing a radio wave interference amount in the specific channel, from each measured channel parameter value; and based on the total scores of at least two specific channels, channel determination means for determining the operation channel of the self-device.
Patent JP-2012053805-A (JP)
Title: Progress information display control system
Inventor: OTANI SATOHIRO
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2010-09-03
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a progress information display control system capable of switching displays at a constant time interval when performing cyclically switching displays of a plurality of progress information.SOLUTION: Progress management terminals 30a to 30d periodically send progress information on each process to a progress information management server 10. The progress management server 10 stores the received progress information in a progress information database 11. The progress information management server 10, when receiving a request for the progress information from a display terminal 20, makes progress information sending means 14 extract the progress information from the progress information database 11 and send the same to the display terminal 20. A progress information display device 20, when receiving the progress information, obtains response time from a response time storage section 21, calculates waiting time by subtracting the response time from a predetermined display interval, and performs a display process after a lapse of the waiting time.